Lightbox JS is a nifty unobtrusive script used to to overlay images on the current page. It’s a simple to setup and works on all modern browsers. So simple in fact, all you need to do is add a rel="lightbox" attribute to the anchor tag that surrounds the img element and the effect is added on page load! Â I am starting to see the script in action around the Internet and it is a very elegant addition to your graphic user interface that will enhance the presentation of images, regardless of the kind of site to which you add it. And anyway I like featuring JavaScript scripts like this on this site because we all most likely have a folder full of them for reference.
Free Proxy – Thanks Google!
Does your workplace or educational institution block websites using a proxy? This tip from O’Reilly, will show you how to access those sites using Google Translate. Think of it as a free proxy! Â This proxy tool is more of an ingenious meta hack than it is particularly high-tech.
In fact if you think about how you could use the functionality of Google translate to make a proxy that costs nothing, you might even come up with the solution before you take a look at this article! If you are able to make use of the tip, why not let others know that it really does result in a useful proxy, free of charge from Google.